That really didn’t sound as cool as it should have. I was imagining some kind of Captain Planet-esque effect when we (more on that in a second) all raised our hands and some kind of comic book character appeared. Alas, no, but we are fairly sure that a fantastic site will materialise.
I have gone it [...]

Black Eyed Peas- Boom Boom Pow (Link 2)
UPDATE: Revised opinion. Beware, we have a serious grower here. ‘Boom Boom Pow’ is a really interesting song, but I still stand by the fact that 27 million records is not a figure relative to the bands talent.
Black Eyed Peas have always been less hit, more miss. It’s [...]

Bat For Lashes- Glass (Link 2)
First day back at school in the class of The Great English Eccentrics: at the front desks Wild Beasts are yodelling for attention with their hands in the air; at the back British Sea Power are tucking into their geography books and comparing notes on obscure birds; Patrick Wolf, swanning [...]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Heads Will Roll (Link 2) [REMOVED]
‘Zero’- the first single from Yeah Yeah Yeahs new album ‘It’s Blitz’- leaked last week, and the reaction on the web was really promising.
To cement the fact that ‘It’s Blitz!’ will be one of, if not the best album of 2009, listen to another leaked track, ‘Heads [...]

It’s really a peak time for music. I’ve managed to miss a couple of tracks completely, which gave me my first opportunity for a full ‘rundown’. Let me know what you think of the new format.
Ciara ft. Justin Timberlake- Love and Sex and Marriage (Link 2)
Ciara finally gets the tone right- her latest album ‘Fantasy [...]

Justin Timberlake- My Love (Diplo Remix) (Link 2)
It’s nice to see James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem getting his dues. ‘Sound Of Silver’ was a brilliant album, one that capped off a long period of intense focus and finally brought his talent to the fore. In the last few weeks, his track ‘Someone Great’ (one of [...]

Before we get going again, let me introduce Michael. Truly gifted with words, extremely passionate about music, and a great addition to The Cold Cut. Expect to hear more on the expanding team very, very soon. Feedback is always appreciated. Will

The Maccabees- No Kind Words (Link 2)
Welcome back, welcome back, The Maccabees. Some of [...]

Lily Allen- I Could Say (Link 2)
Lily Allen- Back To The Start (Link 2)
It was always going to be a fantastic album. The early demos were fully formed, we were kept in the loop throughout the recording process and the artist was experimenting. ‘It’s Not Me, It’s You’, Lily Allen’s second album, is a triumph. [...]

Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Zero (Link 2)
I thought Karen O was spending her time chilling with the N.A.S.A. crew, but that theory goes out of the window when you fire up ‘Zero’. All 4:27 of this song is perfect, and the general performance seems to come far too easily for this band. They really are on [...]

KANYE WEST “Welcome To Heartbreak” Directed by Nabil
Kanye West ft. Kid Cudi- Welcome To Heartbreak (Link 2)
‘Welcome To Heartbreak’ was the perfect opening for ‘808’s & Heartbreak’. It was equal parts solemn and epic, included a great featuring spot from Kid Cudi, and was arguably the strongest song (lyrically) on the album.
I’m disappointed the song [...]

Peter Moren- Social Competence (Link 2)
We’re on a roll now. I feel the social side of me taking over, becoming addicted to Twitter and promoting this site.
Facebook has always been interesting, but there are a number of third wheels in the equation… ‘groups’ are often similar to applications on the iPhone- you join/download them on [...]

U2- Put On Your Boots (Crookers Remix- BBC Radio Rip) (Link 2)
You may have noticed I neglected to post about the U2 song ‘Put On Your Boots’. The reason? I hate it, and I couldn’t bring myself to maul their hard work so easily on the interweb… not after ‘The Joshua Tree’, anyhow…
Crookers have always [...]

I caved in. As one of the “new” generation (you know- always attached to an iPod/USB port with a typing speed of 95 word per min.), I thought I should keep up appearances.
I signed up for Twitter… Fortunately, I don’t have an obsessive character type, otherwise friends and family wouldn’t be seeing much of Will [...]

Jaydiohead- Change Order (Link 2)
The look of The Cold Cut has changed, which is great. It looks pretty… yada yada yada. However, the content of this site (and there is a lot of it) is really unstructured and I feel that it may have been reducing my output and making things harder for you guys.
This [...]

T-Pain ft. Lil’ Wayne- Snap Your Fingaz (Link 2)
The Antares Auto-Tune is ruining music. I wanted to throw that one out there quickly- it’s better to get the pretenses out of the way and get down to the real issues. This is how we (and many other people) feel, right?
The fault lies with the artists [...]

… Imogen Heap would be a superstar by now. Kanye West’s blog post (however kind) would not be one of the pieces (the other being that O.C. spot of course) to Imogen’s popularity puzzle. We all saw that video ages ago and were astounded how two uber indie people (Zach Braff and Imogen) found themselves [...]

Death To The Throne- M.I.A (Remix) (Link 2)
T.I. ft. Jay-Z, Lil’ Wayne & Kanye West- Swagga Like Us (Link 2)
The anticipation level for the 2009 Grammys was insane. The performances were always going to be legendary, a scandal was guaranteed (and shit, didn’t we get one?) and the world’s premier musicians were all assembled under [...]

Buying a domain and moving to self-hosted Wordpress was a huge decision for me. As you may have noticed, the posts haven’t been fully flowing and the site design leaves a few things to be desired. That is, however, because I’ve been working out how I really want The Cold Cut to exist, so as [...]

Japanese Cartoon- Firing Squad (Link 2)
Japanese Cartoon- Interrogator Take 1 (Link 2)
Lupe Fiasco’s post punk side project ‘Japanese Cartoon’ is now taking shape. Two new tracks have appeared… ‘Firing Squad’ shows the sounds the band are aiming for: grungy, almost metal style shredding. ‘Interrogator Take 1′ takes things down a few notches, bringing in some [...]

Kanye Vs. Radiohead- Reckoner Lockdown (DJ Earworm Remix) (Link 2)
The mash-up is still going strong. Take this brilliant fusion of ‘Reckoner’ by Radiohead and ‘Love Lockdown’ by Kanye West. Both are emotional songs, and the results are simply beautiful. Thom’s crooning at 4 minutes compliments Kanye and his autotune. It’s a testament to both acts [...]

N.A.S.A.- Strange Enough (ft. Karen Ol’ Dirty Bastard & Fatlip) (Link 2)
I’ve already jumped on the N.A.S.A. bandwagon once and it was my sincerest intention to refrain from posting any more music until their debut album ‘The Spirit Of Apollo’ is released on February 17th. I was, however, driven to indulge by a simply awesome [...]

O… Saya (Link 2)
I haven’t seen Slumdog Millionaire yet, but judging by the soundtrack and awards season hype, it looks to be  incredible- my February resolution (I know, a month late…) is to go to the cinema more often. O… Saya is also further proof that M.I.A. has talent to burn, and that A.R. Rahman’s [...]